If we are patient, we accept and resolve the problems we encounter in a calm and effective manner.
The echidna must be a patient creature, given its diet consists of eating lots and lots of ants . Pentax MX, Jan 2022.
When our patience is tested, it’s because things are not going the way we thought they might go. When our expectation finds its demise in the reality of the situation, this is the moment when our patience is called upon. The future we have imagined can be quite different to the future that makes it to the present. Patience endows us with the ability to accept this disparity without working ourselves into a frenzy.
White moth. Pentax MX, Jan 2022.
Patience is when we wait for our cup of tea to cool down a little bit so that we don’t burn ourselves upon attempting to drink it. Patience is when we choose not to react to a sub-optimal outcome. Patience is waiting for the morning to arrive, no matter how long we perceive the night to be.
Pointy mountain, rainforest, open plain. Pentax MX, Jan 2022.
-A.S. - Lenah Valley, 28/11/22